The 1988 trophy on display in Amsterdam

The Netherlands national football team has appeared in ten UEFA European Championship tournaments, with an upcoming eleventh appearance in 2024. They first participated in 1976, and won the title in 1988. With Belgium, the Netherlands co-hosted the 2000 tournament. The team did not enter the first tournament in 1960, and did not qualify in 1964, 1968, 1972, 1984 and 2016.

Overall record

UEFA European Championship record Qualifying record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Did not enter Did not enter
Spain 1964 Did not qualify 4 1 2 1 6 5
Italy 1968 6 2 1 3 11 11
Belgium 1972 6 3 1 2 18 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 4 5 Squad 8 6 0 2 21 9
Italy 1980 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 4 4 Squad 8 6 1 1 20 6
France 1984 Did not qualify 8 6 1 1 22 6
West Germany 1988 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 8 3 Squad 8 6 2 0 15 1
Sweden 1992 Semi-finals 3rd 4 2 2 0 6 3 Squad 8 6 1 1 17 2
England 1996 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 2 1 3 4 Squad 11 7 2 2 25 5
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Semi-finals 3rd 5 4 1 0 13 3 Squad Qualified as hosts
Portugal 2004 3rd 5 1 2 2 7 6 Squad 10 7 1 2 26 7
Austria Switzerland 2008 Quarter-finals 6th 4 3 0 1 10 4 Squad 12 8 2 2 15 5
Poland Ukraine 2012 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 2 5 Squad 10 9 0 1 37 8
France 2016 Did not qualify 10 4 1 5 17 14
Europe 2020 Round of 16 9th 4 3 0 1 8 4 Squad 8 6 1 1 24 7
Germany 2024 Qualified 8 6 0 2 17 7
Total 1 Title 11/17 38 20 8 11 65 41 — 125 83 16 26 291 99

List of matches

Year Round Opponent Score Result Venue Netherlands scorers
1976 Semi-finals  Czechoslovakia 1–3 (a.e.t.) L Zagreb Ondruš (o.g.)
Third place play-off  Yugoslavia 3–2 (a.e.t.) W Zagreb Geels (2), Van de Kerkhof
1980 Group stage  Greece 1–0 W Naples Kist
 West Germany 2–3 L Naples Rep, Van de Kerkhof
 Czechoslovakia 1–1 D Milan Kist
1988 Group stage  Soviet Union 0–1 L Cologne —
 England 3–1 W Düsseldorf Van Basten (3)
 Republic of Ireland 1–0 W Gelsenkirchen Kieft
Semi-finals  West Germany 2–1 W Hamburg Koeman, Van Basten
Final  Soviet Union 2–0 W Munich Gullit, Van Basten
1992 Group stage  Scotland 1–0 W Gothenburg Bergkamp
 CIS 0–0 D Gothenburg —
 Germany 3–1 W Gothenburg Rijkaard, Witschge, Bergkamp
Semi-finals  Denmark 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) D Gothenburg Bergkamp, Rijkaard
1996 Group stage  Scotland 0–0 D Birmingham —
  Switzerland 2–0 W Birmingham Cruyff, Bergkamp
 England 1–4 L London Kluivert
Quarter-finals  France 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) D Liverpool —
2000 Group stage  Czech Republic 1–0 W Amsterdam F. de Boer
 Denmark 3–0 W Rotterdam Kluivert, R. de Boer, Zenden
 France 3–2 W Amsterdam Kluivert, F. de Boer, Zenden
Quarter-finals  Yugoslavia 6–1 W Rotterdam Kluivert (3), Govedarica (o.g.), Overmars (2)
Semi-finals  Italy 0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p) D Amsterdam —
2004 Group stage  Germany 1–1 D Porto Van Nistelrooy
 Czech Republic 2–3 L Aveiro Bouma, Van Nistelrooy
 Latvia 3–0 W Braga Van Nistelrooy (2), Makaay
Quarter-finals  Sweden 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) D Faro —
Semi-finals  Portugal 1–2 L Lisbon Andrade (o.g.)
2008 Group stage  Italy 3–0 W Bern Van Nistelrooy, Sneijder, Van Bronckhorst
 France 4–1 W Bern Kuyt, Van Persie, Robben, Sneijder
 Romania 2–0 W Bern Huntelaar, Van Persie
Quarter-finals  Russia 1–3 (a.e.t.) L Basel Van Nistelrooy
2012 Group stage  Denmark 0–1 L Kharkiv —
 Germany 1–2 L Kharkiv Van Persie
 Portugal 1–2 L Kharkiv Van der Vaart
2020 Group stage  Ukraine 3–2 W Amsterdam Wijnaldum, Weghorst, Dumfries
 Austria 2–0 W Amsterdam Depay (pen.), Dumfries
 North Macedonia 3–0 W Amsterdam Depay, Wijnaldum (2)
Round of 16  Czech Republic 0–2 L Budapest —
2024 Group stage  Poland – Hamburg
 France – Leipzig
 Austria – Berlin

Euro 1976

Main article: UEFA Euro 1976

Final tournament

Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 final tournament
Semi-finals
Czechoslovakia 3–1 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
 Report
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Attendance: 17,879
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)
Third place play-off
Netherlands 3–2 (a.e.t.) Yugoslavia
 Report
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Attendance: 6,766
Referee: Walter Hungerbühler (Switzerland)

Euro 1980

Main article: UEFA Euro 1980

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 Group 1

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  West Germany 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to final
2  Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 3 Advance to third place play-off
3  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
4  Greece 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Netherlands 1–0 Greece
 Report
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 14,990
Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)
West Germany 3–2 Netherlands
 Report
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 29,889
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)
Netherlands 1–1 Czechoslovakia
 Report
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 11,889
Referee: Hilmi Ok (Turkey)

Euro 1988

Main article: UEFA Euro 1988

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 Group 2
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Soviet Union 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 4
3  Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
4  England 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Netherlands 0–1 Soviet Union
Report
Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne
Attendance: 54,336
Referee: Dieter Pauly (West Germany)
England 1–3 Netherlands
 Report
Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
Attendance: 63,940
Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy)
Republic of Ireland 0–1 Netherlands
Report
Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 64,731
Referee: Horst Brummeier (Austria)

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 knockout stage
Semi-finals
West Germany 1–2 Netherlands
 Report
Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
Attendance: 56,115
Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania)
Final

Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 Final
Soviet Union 0–2 Netherlands
Report
Olympiastadion, Munich
Attendance: 62,770[1]
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

Euro 1992

Main article: UEFA Euro 1992

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1992 Group 2
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Germany 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
3  Scotland 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 2
4  CIS 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Netherlands 1–0 Scotland
 Report
Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 35,720
Referee: Bo Karlsson (Sweden)
Netherlands 0–0 CIS
Report
Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 34,440
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
Netherlands 3–1 Germany
 Report
Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 37,725
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1992 knockout stage
Semi-finals
Netherlands 2–2 (a.e.t.) Denmark
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 37,450
Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain)

Euro 1996

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England (H) 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4[a]
3  Scotland 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4[a]
4   Switzerland 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Netherlands 0–0 Scotland) and overall goal difference (−1). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.
Netherlands 0–0 Scotland
Report
Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 34,363
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
Switzerland 0–2 Netherlands
Report
Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 36,800
Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria)
Netherlands 1–4 England
 Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 76,798
Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
France 0–0 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Report
Penalties
 5–4
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 37,465[2]
Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)

Euro 2000

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  France 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4  Denmark 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Netherlands 1–0 Czech Republic
 Report
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 50,800
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Denmark 0–3 Netherlands
Report
Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
Attendance: 51,425
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
France 2–3 Netherlands
 Report
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Netherlands 6–1 FR Yugoslavia
 Report
Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
Attendance: 44,000
Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)
Semi-finals
Italy 0–0 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Report
Penalties
 3–1
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Euro 2004

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 7 4 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
3  Germany 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4  Latvia 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Germany 1–1 Netherlands
 Report
Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 48,197
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Netherlands 2–3 Czech Republic
 Report
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Aveiro
Attendance: 29,935
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
Netherlands 3–0 Latvia
 Report
Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
Attendance: 27,904
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Sweden 0–0 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Report
Penalties
 4–5
Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé
Attendance: 27,762
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
Semi-finals
Portugal 2–1 Netherlands
 Report
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Attendance: 46,679
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Euro 2008

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Italy 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
3  Romania 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
4  France 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Netherlands 3–0 Italy
 Report
Stade de Suisse, Bern
Attendance: 30,777[3]
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)
Netherlands 4–1 France
 Report
Stade de Suisse, Bern
Attendance: 30,777[4]
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)
Netherlands 2–0 Romania
 Report
Stade de Suisse, Bern
Attendance: 30,777[5]
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Knockout phase

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 knockout phase
Quarter-finals
Netherlands 1–3 (a.e.t.) Russia
 Report
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 38,374[6]
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Euro 2012

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3  Denmark 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  Netherlands 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Netherlands 0–1 Denmark
Report
Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv
Attendance: 35,923[7]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Netherlands 1–2 Germany
 Report
Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv
Attendance: 37,750[8]
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Portugal 2–1 Netherlands
 Report
Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv
Attendance: 37,445[9]
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

Euro 2020

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Austria 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Ukraine 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  North Macedonia 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Netherlands 3–2 Ukraine
 Report
Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 15,837[10]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Netherlands 2–0 Austria
 Report
Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 15,243[11]
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
North Macedonia 0–3 Netherlands
Report
Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 15,227[12]
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Knockout phase

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 knockout phase
Round of 16
Netherlands 0–2 Czech Republic
Report
Puskás Aréna, Budapest
Attendance: 52,834[13]
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Euro 2024

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 16 June 2024. Source: UEFA
Poland Match 7 Netherlands
Report
Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
Netherlands Match 20 France
Report
Leipzig Stadium, Leipzig
Netherlands Match 31 Austria
Report
Olympiastadion, Berlin

Most appearances

Rank Player Matches Years
1 Edwin van der Sar 16 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008
2 Phillip Cocu 13 1996, 2000, 2004
Dennis Bergkamp 1992, 1996, 2000
4 Edgar Davids 12 1996, 2000, 2004
5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst 11 2000, 2004, 2008
6 Clarence Seedorf 10 1996, 2000, 2004
Michael Reiziger 1996, 2000, 2004

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals Years (goals)
1 Ruud van Nistelrooy 6 2004 (4), 2008 (2)
Patrick Kluivert 1996 (1), 2000 (5), 2004
3 Marco van Basten 5 1988
4 Dennis Bergkamp 4 1992 (3), 1996 (1)
5 Georginio Wijnaldum 3 2020
Robin van Persie 2008 (2), 2012 (1)

See also

References

  1. ^ "European Football Championship 1988 FINAL". euro2000.org. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. ^ Turnbull, Simon (24 June 1996). "Fitful France advance". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Full-time report Netherlands-Italy" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Full-time Netherlands-France" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Full-time report Netherlands-Romania" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Full-time report Netherlands-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Full-time report Netherlands-Denmark" (PDF). UEFA.com. 9 June 2012.
  8. ^ "Full-time report Netherlands-Germany" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  9. ^ "Full-time report Portugal-Netherlands" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  10. ^ "Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Ukraine" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Austria" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Full Time Summary – North Macedonia v Netherlands" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

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